Online Programs

Although we may have little hands, there are a lot of great online programs that can be accessed for Kinders. Many of them offer app options that you can now use on Chomebooks

The Bee-Bot Emulator

This great little find shows exactly how a physical Bee-Bot moves, it's buttons and it's controls. It also creates a conversation around positional movement and turns.

Code.org

Code.org is one of the "go-to" places for Hour of Code week for all grades. They has a Pre-Reader course specifically designed for our youngest learners of code

Scratch JR. for Chromebooks

It's no secret that I absolutely love Scratch Jr. I was so happy when newer Chromebooks were finally able to access to the Play Store to download it!

In the mood for a little holiday coding fun? Google's wide array of Santa Tracker activities now includes several introduction to coding ideas where young students test their drag and drop skills in Code Lab or get those elves dancing in Code Boogie